Ongoing War Orphans Scholarship –

No. The benefits of this program may be used only for undergraduate study.

By the end of the first year under the program (two semesters or three quarters), recipients must establish a 2.00 or better cumulative GPA. In order to retain eligibility, they must maintain at least a 2.00 cumulative GPA for the balance of their undergraduate studies. The exceptions once again for this are Freshmen, Transfer, or First-Year Scholarship recipients.

These benefits may only be applied toward tuition and general fees

Students may receive benefits covering a maximum of 15 quarters or 10 semesters.

No, you would only need to complete the application one time unless your scholarship has been unused for more than one academic year.

Simply email the WOS program manager your request about the institution you are transferring from and the institution you would like to transfer to and any other pertinent information you need to be updated. Also, please make sure to include your full name.

You can call or e-mail the WOS Program Manager to make sure your application was received.  Please note that as the application deadline nears, it may take a few days to receive a response.

The WOS program manager will reach out to any student who has sent their information in before the May 15^thdeadline to let them know if they are eligible or not. Award notifications will be emailed to the student at the beginning of August.

If eligibility criteria have not been met, the WOS program manager will notify you of your ineligibility.  If your application is incomplete, you will receive a request for additional information.  

You will need to submit the War Orphans Application which you can be found on this page. Please complete the application in full, sign it, and have it notarized. Attach a copy of the parent’s DD214 and a Summary of the Benefits/Verification Letter.
Please, if possible, do not send the entire Disability Rating Evaluation packet. The only thing needed to verify from the packet is the overall disability rating percentage/ or combined evaluation.

Yes. There is no way to automatically link information and due to sensitive information being given, it is best to keep all applicant information separate.

The WOS scholarship can be used for a total of 10 semesters or 15 quarters.  

If a student has a learning disability, they would be eligible to receive the scholarship for 20 semesters and 30 Quarters.

Once a student completes their application, it is then approved and entered into the system.

The student will receive an award notification by email or mail, at the beginning of August, letting them know how much WO Scholarship funding they are able to receive.

At that point, the student’s school will be in contact with the WO Program Manager 15 days into the term to request funding electronically be applied to the student’s account for tuition and fees. 

The Board meets on the last Wednesday in July every year. Also, please note that if you are receiving other aid, you can only receive up to the remaining amount of tuition and fees.

The War Orphan Scholarship covers summer term tuition and fees, but not until late August/early September.

Therefore, students taking summer classes need to contact their school’s financial aid office for information on payment processing and how to handle any balances incurred until the time comes for the school to request payment.

Also, students must maintain a full-time course load during the Summer term and have already been receiving the scholarship in order to receive funding.